canescens

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Latin

Etymology

Present participle of cānēscō.

Participle

cānēscēns (genitive cānēscentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. whitening
  2. covered in white; hoary

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative cānēscēns cānēscentēs cānēscentia
genitive cānēscentis cānēscentium
dative cānēscentī cānēscentibus
accusative cānēscentem cānēscēns cānēscentēs
cānēscentīs
cānēscentia
ablative cānēscente
cānēscentī1
cānēscentibus
vocative cānēscēns cānēscentēs cānēscentia

1When used purely as an adjective.